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You asked, and I listened. Vintage Dancer now has new shopping comparison pages for vintage reproduction sewing patterns. I have handpicked sewing patterns for women and men by decade, based on common requests I have received, such as 1930s house dresses, vintage aprons, 1940s men's wide leg pants, 1910s swimsuits, and more. Most of the

A sewing pattern review for Truly Victorian TV466. Pattern reviews help sewers choose the right patten so that they have success with their sewing projects.

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A sewing pattern review for Truly Victorian TV216. Pattern reviews help sewers choose the right patten so that they have success with their sewing projects.

Patterns: TV364, "1886 Autumn Overkirt." TV104, "Late Victorian Collars & Cuffs" Fabrics: Polyester duchess satin (sharkskin gray). Rayon/polyester faille (gold) Available on Etsy HERE Available on Ebay HERE Alterations: Minor collar alteration to the chemisette pattern. I have made this long draped over-skirt several times, but too often I forget the rule I made for myself the last time: Don't use artificial fabric! I say that only because I had a bear of a time ironing the the seams flat…

A sewing pattern review for Truly Victorian TV410. Pattern reviews help sewers choose the right patten so that they have success with their sewing projects.

Truly Victorian patterns 463 1884 French Basque Bodice a modified TV 361 Butterfly train, shortened. The TV 261 4 gore underskirt.

A sewing pattern review for Truly Victorian TV442. Pattern reviews help sewers choose the right patten so that they have success with their sewing projects.

A sewing pattern review for Truly Victorian TV442. Pattern reviews help sewers choose the right patten so that they have success with their sewing projects.

Pattern: TV367 "1887 Cascade Over-skirt" *Skirt and bodice are heavily altered from other patterns Fabric: %100 Cotton print. Available on ebay HERE Firstly, let me say that I have made this pattern twice thus far, and both times I screwed it up. This is no fault of the pattern, but my own oversights. In this case, when I folded the pleats under on the back "tail" pieces, I folded them to far over, essentially making the tail piece several inches narrower than it should have been =(. The…

I started with the Truly Victorian polonaise pattern as a base,but did some very heavy alterations. By the time I was done, the thing was practically a unique drafting. This is ribbed silk dupioni, two tone, with an embroidered black satin trim. The silk was a clearance table buy from JoAnns years ago, and the trim was a trade from a customer, so I have no idea where it came from.

This summer I finally made the missing accessories to complete my 1887 style late bustle dress. The gloves are hand stitched from leather. I used my previous glove pattern with small adjustments to make them fit even better and lengthened them to cover all skin and reach under the 3/4 length sleeves. The hat was made using the adorable Truly Victorian TV551 pattern. It's a buckram frame hat covered with silk taffeta and decorated with feathers. I wanted it to look like a lady had walked in…

A week ago I finished my project sewing an 1880s style walking costume. I wanted to wait to show pictures until I could be photographed in it. However, we have been experiencing 100+ F degree weather here in The Big Valley of California. I am not putting all those layers on in that kind of heat for a photo shoot. Here is one of the pins I based my dress on. It can be found here. Of course it is a based on a period photo. I also based my dress on these drawings and examples: Bustle dress…

I needed a new bustle dress for a museum event in October. I was thinking about the 1870s AKA the early bustle era. At some point I had bought a butt load of some close out last chance sale plaid silk shantung. I figured I would make a full bustle dress out of it. Well, once it arrived I realized the primary colors (golds) were not something that works with my coloring. So I set it aside until I found some other colors that would work with it. A friend helped me choose a really pretty kelly…

If you saw my post about this year’s historical sewing plans then you may remember my mentioning this UFO that I started on a whim last summer. I got as far as having the skirt mostly finishe…

Mid 1890's petticoat made from Truly Victorian's #170 pattern.

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